Nava's Featured Recipe

Warm or Cold Tomato and White Bean Soup

Nava Atlas is the author and illustrator of many books on vegetarian and vegan cooking.

She is the author of Vegan Express, Vegan Soups and Hearty Stews for All Seasons, The Vegetarian Family Cookbook, and The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet. Her most recent are Vegan Holiday Kitchen and Wild About Greens.

Nava has written scores of articles on healthful cooking with natural foods, which have appeared in Vegetarian Times, VegNews, Cooking Light, and numerous other publications.

In addition to cookbooks and articles, Nava also produces visual books on family themes, humor, and women's issues. These include The Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing Life and Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife.

Nava is also a fine artist. Her work is shown and collected by museums and universities across the United States. Her home is in the Hudson Valley region of New York State, where she lives with her husband. Website: vegkitchen.com

Latest Recipes

When you envision a recipe for angel hair pasta, you likely picture a plate of piping hot pasta with shrimp and perhaps a cream-based sauce. But what if you went in a different direction? In this recipe for Cold Angel Hair Pasta with Fresh Corn and Tomatoes, you can make a delicious and hearty dish that's also refreshing. This recipe can be made in advance, too, so consider making this pasta dish the night before if dinnertime is always hectic for you in the summer. You'll love taking this dish with you on a picnic, or pack it up for a light lunch at work!